Addison's disease secondary to prostatic carcinoma. A case report.
Adrenal cortical insufficiency secondary to destruction of the cortex by a metastatic tumor is a rare condition. Addison's disease is usually caused by an autoimmune process or by a tuberculous infection. We report a case of adrenal insufficiency as the first clinical manifestation of a metastatic prostate carcinoma that occurred simultaneously with an active pulmonary infection by M. tuberculosis.
Navarro
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Granollers Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Felip
E
E
Garcia
L
L
Bellmunt
J
J
Jolis
L
L
Morales
S
S
Rubio
D
D
D000224:Addison Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology